Overview

• Seattle announced that Brandon Montour had an ankle bursectomy and is projected to miss about two weeks, while Max McCormick is out indefinitely with a hip injury.
• The recovery window likely keeps Montour out of preseason games through October 1, with reporting indicating he remains on track for the October 9 home opener.
• Montour’s short absence trims blue-line prep time under new coach Lane Lambert after a 2024–25 season that featured a franchise-record 18 goals and 41 points.
• Organizational depth took further hits as Lleyton Roed is expected to miss roughly two months with an upper-body injury and Nathan Villeneuve awaits evaluation for a lower-body issue.
• McCormick, the AHL Coachella Valley captain on a two-way deal, has not played since January 2025, shaping how Seattle manages camp competition and early roster decisions.